Quality of life and level of physical activity in teachers in the public school of the city of Ubá - Minas Gerais

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Lucas Nunes Osório da
• Data de Publicação: 2024
• Outros Autores: Lavorato, Victor Neiva, Miranda, Denise Coutinho de, Leite, Luciano Bernardes, Oliveira, Renata Aparecida Rodrigues de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Caderno de Educação Física e Esporte
• Texto Completo: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/cadernoedfisica/article/view/30515
• topic: Qualidade de Vida; Atividade Física; Saúde; Professores.; Quality of Life; Physical activity; Health; Teachers.

BACKGROUND: Nowadays, teachers’ workload demands a lot from their quality of life and physical condition, to carry out their day-to-day tasks in their teaching, which can lead to wear and tear on their health. Because it involves physical and psychological aspects during your workday, which can impact your quality of life.OBJECTIVE: To associate the level of physical activity and the quality of life of public school teachers in the city of Ubá/MG. METHODS: A cross-sectional analytical study was carried out with 56 teachers. Data collection took place in three public schools, with teachers aged between 25 and 55 years and at least 2 years of experience. Two instruments were used, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Version (IPAQ) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire/brief (WHOQOL/brief). RESULTS: The participants comprised women (91.1%) and men (8.9%), with a mean age of 39.57±8.19 years. Of the evaluated teachers, 76.8% were classified as Active (Very Active and Active) and, 23.2% as Inactive (Irregularly Active and Sedentary), and individuals considered active (70.52±8.88) had a better quality of life, compared to the inactive (61.78±10.95). Furthermore, the active group presented a statistically superior quality of life in the psychological and environmental domains.CONCLUSION: Teachers with a higher level of physical activity have a better quality of life than inactive ones.